The Key Point Blog

06/06/2023
Johnny Shell & Eric Zimmerman

The future of printing comes to Munich

The FESPA Global Print Expo recently took place in Munich, displaying a variety of innovative printing technology and seeing an increase in visitors. We discuss here some of the key wide format, direct-to-garment, and direct-to-film devices that were shown at the event.
06/01/2023
Greg Cholmondeley

Innovation, AI, and sustainability highlight the annual user conference

EskoWorld, Esko’s 2023 annual user conference, took place on May 23-25 in Orlando. We discuss here highlights of the show, including Esko's focus on AI, sustainability, and innovation in labels and packaging.
06/01/2023
Carl Schell

Synergies abound between research/testing house and digital production print company

Sweden-based ProPrintPerformance offers services designed to enable sales and marketing professionals to demonstrate added value to their production print customers.
05/29/2023
Lindsey Naples

Good choices can make a difference, especially to the consumer

Earth Day has come and gone, but it should be a concept we (as consumers) keep in mind for the other 364 days of the year. We live on the planet year-round, so it’s in our best interest to keep it from being one giant trash heap, right?
05/26/2023
Andrew Young

Impressions from events shaping the future of customer communications and US mail delivery

Two separate customer communications events were held recently in Charlotte, NC just a few blocks apart: the National Postal Forum (NPF) and Document Strategy Forum (DSF). We discuss here the approaches of both events as well as the effects they have on the industry.
05/24/2023
Eve Padula

In-plants find new ways to demonstrate value

In early 2023, Keypoint Intelligence partnered with Ricoh Corporation to conduct an in-depth survey of 50 in-plant respondents and a series of one-on-one interviews. This blog provides a brief overview of our research findings to shed some light on the challenges that today’s in-plants are facing and strategies for future growth.
05/19/2023
Sam Keller

Breaking down the market segments in the packaging and labels industry

 

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05/18/2023
Priya Gohil

Bringing added value and efficiency to the packaging market

Earlier this year, HP introduced the HP PageWide C550 to the industrial packaging world: A next generation post-print press built on the successful field-proven technology of its C500 predecessor. We discuss here the impact this new device can have on the market with David Tomer, General Manager of Post-Print Corrugated Solutions at HP.
05/15/2023
Eric Zimmerman

How to make printing wide format the fun stuff to do

With wide format printing involving a great deal of customization, personalization, and design efforts, the ever-increasing demand for immediate delivery is creating some unique challenges for PSPs. We discuss here the top three methods of managing turnaround expectations from print buyers.
05/12/2023
Kris Alvarez

Making sure that sustainability in print is really doing what it claims

Sustainability labels can help to mitigate any ethical risks associated with their products and help push forward systemic change. We discuss here the differences between the FSC and SFI labels as well as the effect of sustainability practices in the industry.